The Story of an Decimated Community The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) did not reach Vietnam until 1990 (National Committee for AIDS‚ Drug and Prostitution Prevention and Control‚ 2012)‚ but its spread was as fast and expansive as anywhere else in the world. At the beginning‚ intravenous drug users (IDU) and female sex workers (FSW) were the major deliverers of the epidemic. However‚ over 20 years‚ it has ubiquitously infected some other groups‚ including mobile workers‚ men who have sex with
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Chartrice Hubbard Kevin Waltman EN 101 6 Oct 2013 Informative Synthesis Essay: HIV/AIDS Antiviral Therapies HIV/AIDS‚ those seven letters open people eyes. When HIV first revealed itself everyone was on pins and needles because of the lack of information. HIV has developed many stereotypes. Many of the social stereotypes attached to people living with HIV/AIDS are incorrect. Since the late 2000s the improve antiviral drug therapy has led to a better or “normal” life for infected individuals
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HIV/AIDS: THE IMPACTS ON THE BUSINESS SECTOR AND HOUSEHOLD AND COPING STRATEGIES CHAPTER 1: IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS ON THE BUSINESS SECTOR Introduction AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). In order for the virus to attack a person’s immune system‚ it has to enter the bloodstream‚ and there are three ways in which this may occur: 1. Through sexual intercourse - this includes both heterosexual and homosexual intercourse‚ although most infections
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Influencing Self-Growth among the Youth In any given generation‚ adults would probably agree that the youth of the present is a far cry from how they were during their time. This is even more apparent in the rapidly changing trends in technology and society. The focus of kids today are divided among various aspects‚ whether it is for social interaction‚ school‚ and even their perception of themselves. And with the booming industry of the internet and social networking‚ the outside world greatly
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THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS AND PRACTICE IN THE PREVENTION OF HIV/AIDS AMONG MALE ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS IN SELECTED AREAS IN CAVITE An Undergraduate Thesis Presented to The Faculty of the College of Nursing University of Perpetual Help System DALTA Molino‚ Bacoor Cavite In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing CHARMAINE ROSE P. CABIGUNDA DIVINE GRACE M. HIFARVA ARIEL F. DELA PENA SHIELD LYN B. MALANO FRANCIS T. MONTEHERMOSO APPROVAL SHEET
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PROMOTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AMONG YOUTH IN INDIA The dimension of the entrepreneurship is changing not from its perceptive form today environment but also from its origin. The lusts of entrepreneurship in rural and urban areas are different. The think tank has to continuously surrogate the aim of the entrepreneurship. The entrepreneurship is taking its toll not only from the customers’ side or from the desi companies or from the unemployed youth‚ or from the nation but also from the lack of resources
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students”. Going through such headlines has become a routine affair for us. The country is plagued by many catastrophic‚ socio-economic issues like poverty‚ terrorism‚ illiteracy and corruption. The involvement of the youth in overcoming these problems is of great importance. The youth‚ in a rising nation like ours‚ plays a strong role in bringing reforms to restructure the nation. They protest and demand what is best for the nation. However‚ lately‚ in order to earn quick bucks and the need to fulfil
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Sexual Initiation Among Filipino Youth Today‚ Filipino youth tend to engage in early sexual initiations. With our modern day culture telling them it’s perfectly okay to have sex even before marriage; the youth is misled with their true understanding of sexuality. Sexuality belongs within marriage and that it is not simply a pleasure done out of curiosity and without respect. Because of higher exposure to sex from the internet‚ magazines‚ TV shows‚ movies‚ modern music and other media‚ the youth’s
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Our world today is a crazy one‚ in many ways. It is so different to what it used to be. The advancement of technology‚ coupled with such things as HIV/AIDS or terrorism and America’s retaliation (and the Iraq War)‚ combines to form a mind boggling‚ and somewhat depressing environment for one to live in. With DVD’s and DVD players‚ Playstations 1s and 2’s‚ and even ’old fashioned’ things such as videos‚ cd’s‚ and computers‚ technology easily confuses the innocent bystander. Then there is the bad
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Prejudice and stereotypes among youth There is a saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover”‚ but it seems to have been forgotten nowadays‚ especially by youth. Prejudice and stereotypes are the main weapons young people arm themselves with today. How many times have we heard them saying: “That guy has pierced ears‚ he must be gay” or “That girl is so fat‚ some dude must have knocked her up”? These are just a couple of examples of stereotypes among the contemporary youth. In my opinion‚ living your
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